ManpowerGroup (MAN)
Industrials · Human Resource & Employment Services · NYSE
ManpowerGroup is a global leader in workforce solutions, connecting businesses with talent and providing flexible staffing, recruitment, and HR outsourcing services.
What ManpowerGroup does
ManpowerGroup is a global workforce solutions company that provides staffing and human resources services. Its offerings include contingent staffing, permanent recruitment, talent development, and managed service programs, aimed at providing businesses with greater workforce flexibility. The company operates through a network of brands including Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions.
Themes: staffing services, workforce flexibility, talent acquisition, human capital management, recruitment outsourcing
Fundamentals
- Price$54.36 as of 2026-10-08 close
- Market cap$2.5B as of 2026-08-05 (share count; price 2026-10-08)
- 1-year return+40.0% 2025-10-08 close $38.84 → 2026-10-08 close $54.36
- P/E24.56 as of 2026-10-08
- Net margin-0.1% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Gross margin+16.7% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- ROE-0.6% FY2025, SEC XBRL
- Debt / equity0.50 as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.7% as of 2026-09-03
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-3.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.69 as of 2026-09-03
- Last reported earnings2026-07-16 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.5%; 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How MAN compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 349 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-10-08
- net profit marginbottom 25% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- operating marginbottom 25% 392 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- gross marginbottom 25% 253 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- return on equitybottom 25% 432 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 428 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldtop 25% 271 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-09-03
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 10% 417 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
MAN is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Top 10 score
43.7 #1053 of 1,379 scored · #181 of 238 in Industrials
Valuation 75th (price to book 1.2, price to earnings 24.6) and trend 64th (trading above its 200-day average); weakest is profitability (17th, return on equity -0.6%, operating margin 0.8%).
Scores as of 8 Oct 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 4.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. MAN paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How ManpowerGroup looks technically
ManpowerGroup (MAN) is trading 41.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 69 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago. Day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 7% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 41.2% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +41.2% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $57.55 | $57.55 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $38.50 | $38.50 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 14 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 14 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a completed three-part upward correction — a pullback in the A-B-C shape Elliott-wave chartists use; the labelling fails if price closes above 59.09. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible three-wave upward correction, complete (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 69 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 69 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with sellers in control | 29.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 43.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading in the lower half of its 14-day range ($51.54 to $59.09) — its "stochastic" reading is 37 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 37.4 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in negative territory (momentum leaning bearish) | 47 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $63.88 | $63.88 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 14.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -14.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 116.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +116.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 14.9% below its highest point of the past year | 14.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 28 trading days ago | 28 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $136.93 (set on 2018-01-29) | $136.93 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($25.75 to $62.95), and it has given back roughly a quarter of its rise from last year’s low — 23% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $38.77 to $39.96. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 23.1% |
| From the all-time high | it is 60.3% below its all-time high | -60.3% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.6% above a support level at $53.51 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-01-10, most recently on 2025-02-24. Since 2024-10-08 it has 12 such levels below the current price and 5 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.6% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $22.61 (set on 2008-11-21) | $22.61 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 140.5% above its all-time low | +140.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually narrow versus its own recent history — a "Bollinger squeeze" (in the tightest 7% of the past ~6 months), which often precedes a bigger move | 7th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.35 between its high and its low — about 4.3% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.35 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $52.68 and $59.83 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $52.68 – $56.25 – $59.83 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.3% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.3% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 6.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (41.2% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 6.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.97× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 3 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-10-08 at essentially the same price it closed at the session before — no meaningful overnight gap | 0.0% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 2.3% below the previous close 22 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 61.98 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -2.3% |
| Gap filled | a 6.3% gap down opened on 2026-10-01 has been "filled" 5 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 5 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +4.8% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 6.0 percentage points (the stock lost 5.0% while the market gained 1.0%) | -6.0% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 39.8 percentage points (the stock gained 43.6% while the market gained 3.8%) | +39.8% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 72.6 percentage points (the stock gained 90.1% while the market gained 17.5%) | +72.6% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 25.0 percentage points (the stock gained 40.0% while the market gained 15.0%) | +25.0% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, outperforming the market over 6 months — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a fresh 20-day low, MACD momentum is negative, a strong downtrend, with sellers in control — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-09-01 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is thick, spanning 21.7% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 40% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $38.92 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 190 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +39.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% below the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-16 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $55.87 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 60 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -2.7% |
Price levels it has turned at before
MAN last closed at $54.36 on 2026-10-08. Since 2024-10-08 it has turned at 12 prices below its last close and 5 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $53.51 | Support | 1.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-01-10 to 2025-02-24 |
| $55.52 | Resistance | 2.1% above the last close | turned there three times · 2024-12-20 to 2026-09-09 |
| $57.09 | Resistance | 5.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-03-21 to 2026-07-29 |
| $58.74 | Resistance | 8.1% above the last close | turned there four times · 2024-11-20 to 2026-09-24 |
| $47.31 | Support | 13.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-04-09 to 2025-07-17 |
| $44.45 | Support | 18.2% below the last close | turned there four times · 2025-05-02 to 2025-08-25 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a three-part upward correction — the A-B-C shape chartists use for a pullback — now complete.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $59.09.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
This reading has stood for 6 trading days, since 2026-10-01.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-10-08.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Broke down to a new 20-day low · in a Bollinger Band volatility squeeze · beating the market · Stretched far above its 200-day average (6+ daily ranges) · Under water since its last earnings report (below the anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · bollinger bands
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-10-08. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (2.42 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 9 analysts
- Mean price target$57.33 range $47.00 – $72.00; median $57.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-10-03. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for MAN
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.01 next reporting period, as of 2026-10-03
- Estimate change, 30 days$0.00 (0.0%) from $1.01, on 2026-08-29, 35-day window
- Readings revised upward0% of 8 comparable readings
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Volatile economic conditions and labor market fluctuations impacting demand for staffing services.","Challenges in implementing strategic transformation initiatives and technology investments.","Exposure to changes in labor and tax legislation across multiple international jurisdictions."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of MAN's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-10-31.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Reworded:
- Page reference for Non-GAAP financial measures section changed from page 36 (2025-10-31 filing) to page 25 (2026-05-08 filing)
- Notes:
- Both filings appear truncated at the same point; full text of Forward-Looking Statements section is incomplete in both versions provided
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for MAN — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
U.S. House trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 2 matched disclosures for MAN from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
U.S. House trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding MAN as of 2026-06-30 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 12,498,673
- Reported value $422,080,175
reported quarterly holdings change (2026-03-31 → 2026-06-30): 0 new, 4 increased, 0 decreased, 2 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Short interest (FINRA)
MAN had 4,531,746 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
MAN had 9.74% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-09-15 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 5.86 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 4,531,746
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 9.74%
- Prior settlement (shares) 4,762,726
- Reported change -4.85%
- Days to cover (reported) 5.86
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-09-15 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Randstad (RAND)
- Adecco Group (ADCN)
- Robert Half (RHI)
- Korn Ferry (KFY)
- Kelly Services (KELYA)
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Frequently asked questions
What does ManpowerGroup (MAN) do?
ManpowerGroup is a global workforce solutions company that provides staffing and human resources services. Its offerings include contingent staffing, permanent recruitment, talent development, and managed service programs, aimed at providing businesses with greater workforce flexibility. The company operates through a network of brands including Manpower, Experis, and Talent Solutions.
What sector is ManpowerGroup (MAN) in?
ManpowerGroup (MAN) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Human Resource & Employment Services. It trades on NYSE.
Does MAN pay a dividend?
Yes — ManpowerGroup (MAN) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.50% and 1-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-09-03). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are ManpowerGroup's (MAN) competitors?
Notable peers of ManpowerGroup (MAN) include Randstad, Adecco Group, Robert Half, Korn Ferry and Kelly Services. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent U.S. House stock trading in MAN?
Yes — we hold 2 matched STOCK Act disclosures for MAN from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is ManpowerGroup (MAN) overbought or oversold right now?
ManpowerGroup (MAN) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 43, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-10-08). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on MAN come from?
Fundamentals come from SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest; prices are market data, as of 2026-09-03; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: SEC XBRL company filings for the figures marked with a fiscal year, and market data, as of 2026-09-03 for the rest. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-10-08.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.